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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Michael C. Stjohns, Germantown, MD (US);
Robert G. Boehm, Jr., Portland, OR (US);
Aditi Hilbert, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. StJohns, Germantown, MD (US);
Robert G. Boehm, Jr., Portland, OR (US);
Aditi Hilbert, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/04 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/3268 (2013.01); Y02P 90/30 (2015.11);
Abstract
Securing the manufacturing supply chain with digital certificates. A token is coupled to a manufacturing station and enabled via a personal identification number. The token includes a counter limiting the maximum number of certificates to be signed, and compares a serial number of a digital certificate to a tracked serial number. In some embodiments, the token is linked to a particular manufacturing station once the token is enabled.